NorthEast Regional Float Pool Prosthetist Orthotist Clinician (CPO)

Why Us?

With a mantra of Empowering Human Potential, Hanger, Inc. is the world's premier provider of orthotic and prosthetic (O&P) services and products, offering the most advanced O&P solutions, clinically differentiated programs and unsurpassed customer service. Hanger's Patient Care segment is the largest owner and operator of O&P patient care clinics nationwide. Through its Products & Services segment, Hanger distributes branded and private label O&P devices, products and components, and provides rehabilitative solutions to the broader market. With 160 years of clinical excellence and innovation, Hanger's vision is to lead the orthotic and prosthetic markets by providing superior patient care, outcomes, services and value. Collectively, Hanger employees touch thousands of lives each day, helping people achieve new levels of mobility and freedom.

Could This Be For You?

Are you an experience CPO looking for a unique opportunity to reach a variety of patients at multiple locations?  Our patients are our focus and are the heart of everything we do.  As a Hanger Prosthetist and/or Orthotist, you will leverage exceptional training, the latest technology, and an extensive collaborative clinical community nearly 1500 providers strong to provide or supervise the delivery of comprehensive prosthetic and orthotic care.  You will assess patients, formulate treatment plans, implement those plans, follow-up with your patients and participate in practice management.

Your Impact

You will provide prosthetic and/or orthotics care to patients on a full-time basis for varying lengths of time with assignment location anywhere in the country to be determined by the needs of the business.

Depending on the operational requirements, size of the Hanger Clinic and subject to limitations imposed by state and/or local law, your role may include some or all of the functions listed below.

• Collaborate with physicians in the evaluation and analysis of a patient’s need for prosthetic and/or orthotic services; recommend treatment options to physicians when necessary.
• Examine and evaluate patient needs in relation to disease and functional loss.
• Formulate design of prosthetic and/or orthotic devices.
• Select materials, make cast measurements, model modifications, and layouts, taking into account new techniques and materials.
• Perform fitting, including static and dynamic alignments.
• Evaluate prosthetic and/or orthotic device on patient, adjust to assure fit, function, medical efficacy, and quality of work.
• Instruct patients in use of prosthetic and/or orthotic devices.
• Identify and reconcile issues/problems to ensure patient satisfaction with devices provided.
• Provide follow-up with patients and physicians.
• Provide in-service training to physicians and allied health care professionals.
• Utilize effective materials management, quality and performance processes to maximize device quality and medical efficacy, maintaining a proper balance with costs and operational/financial performance.
• Meet with physicians, case managers and other referral sources to review prosthetic and/or orthotic services and capabilities; develop and enhance business relationships to identify and secure ongoing and future sources or referrals.
• Plan and implement strategies to meet and exceed revenue targets in coordination with management.
• Provide detailed clinical notes to patient records.
• May mentor residents or newly certified clinicians.
• Provide assistance to other clinical staff.
• Provide information to administrative staff to conduct reimbursement activities.
• Adhere to all safety regulations; compliance with Medicare and other governmental regulations; compliance with bloodborne and Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) requirements.
• May be asked to perform on-call, hospital calls, or float between more than one Hanger Clinic location.

Minimum Qualifications

• Current board certification in Prosthetics and/or Orthotics from the American Board for Certification (ABC) or the Board of Certification (BOC).
• A valid driver’s license and driving record within the standards outlined within Hanger’s Motor Vehicle Safety Policy and Procedures.
• Must agree to assignability anywhere in the country based on the needs of the company.
• Typically requires a minimum of 8 years of related experience.

Additional Success Factors

• Thorough understanding of the principles of biomechanics, pathomechanics, gait analysis, kinesiology, anatomy and physiology
• Thorough understanding of componentry and its suitability and reliability for specific uses
• Thorough understanding of medical terminology
• Effective communica